Graphic c. 1940s Tramp Art Wall Pocket with Gold Painted Details antique grimaud The full title of this

The full title of this 1976 book is "Mexican Folk Toys

I've been finding myself attracted of late to objects that are all about form and materiality

I really like whoever made these

and street artist in the East Village during its heydey in the early 80s

with traces of a correction to the "A" in sale showing through just a little

Graphic c. 1940s Tramp Art Wall Pocket with Gold Painted Details antique grimaud The full title of thisThis is not a delicate little wall pocket made of thin cigar box wood; rather, it is quite a solid and sturdy wall box that could hold some weight (like, say, a collection of old wooden kitchen spoons.) The gold paint that highlights every chip carved notch on the stacked layers gives it a really nice graphicness and also enhances its sense of volume 10 stacked layers on the front, 6 on each side. C. 1940s I believe, brown stained with a little